[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82038-82039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32799]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-1137]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0058, 1625-0072 and 1625-0092

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day Notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of 
revisions to the following collections of information: 1625-0058, 
Application for Permit to Transport Municipal and Commercial Waste, 
1625-0072, Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, Letters of 
Instruction for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC) and Great Lakes Dry 
Cargo Residue Recordkeeping, and 1625-0092 Sewage and Graywater 
Discharge Records for Certain Cruise Vessels Operating on Alaskan 
Waters. Our ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is 
inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before February 28, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2010-1137] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and 
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in 
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the 
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140 
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet 
at  http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the ICRs are available through the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: 
COMMANDANT (CG-611), ATTN PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, US COAST 
GUARD, 2100 2ND ST SW., STOP 7101, WASHINGTON DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office 
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, or fax 202-475-3929, 
for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to 
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard 
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information 
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collections. There is 
one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be 
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper 
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the 
Collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the 
Collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the 
burden of the Collections on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or 
decide not to seek approval for the Collections. We will consider all 
comments and material received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of 
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2010-1137], and 
must be received by February 28, 2011. We will post all comments 
received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will 
include any personal information you provide. We have an agreement with 
DOT to use their DMF. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting Comments:
    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2010-1137], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If 
you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be 
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit 
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be 
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is 
received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing 
address, an e-mail address, or other contact information in the body of 
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding 
your submission.
    You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but 
please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2010-1137'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, 
submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, 
suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by 
mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period 
and will address them accordingly.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, 
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box 
insert ``USCG-2010-1137'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket 
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room 
W12-140 on the ground floor of

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the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Information Collection Requests.
    1. Title: Application for Permit to Transport Municipal and 
Commercial Waste.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0058.
    Summary: This information collection provides the basis for issuing 
or denying a permit, required under 33 U.S.C. 2601 and 33 CFR 151.1009, 
for the transportation of municipal or commercial waste in the coastal 
waters of the United States.
    Need: In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 2601, the U.S. Coast Guard 
issued regulations requiring an owner or operator of a vessel to apply 
for a permit to transport municipal or commercial waste in the United 
States and to display an identification number or other marking on 
their vessel.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: Every 18 months.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 116 hours 
to 13 hours a year.
    2. Title: Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, Letters of 
Instruction for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC) and Great Lakes Dry 
Cargo Residue Recordkeeping.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0072.
    Summary: This information is needed to ensure that: (1) Certain 
U.S. oceangoing vessels develop and maintain a waste management plan; 
(2) certain U.S. oceangoing vessels maintain refuse discharge records; 
(3) certain individuals that act as person-in-charge of the transfer of 
fuel receive a letter of instruction, for prevention of pollution; and 
(4) certain Great Lakes vessels comply with dry cargo residue 
requirements.
    Need: This collection of information is needed as part of the Coast 
Guard's pollution prevention compliance program.
    Forms: CG-33
    Respondents: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge of 
vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 67,030 
hours to 65,464 hours a year.
    3. Title: Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain Cruise 
Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0092.
    Summary: To comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, 
Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-315, this information 
collection is needed to enforce sewage and graywater discharges 
requirements from certain cruise ships operating on Alaskan waters.
    Need: Title 33 CFR part 159 subpart E prescribe regulations 
governing the discharge of sewage and graywater from cruise vessels, 
requires sampling and testing of sewage and graywater discharges, and 
establishes reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 637 hours 
to 2,121 hours a year.

    Dated: December 23, 2010.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-32799 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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